Vault: Physical Development

Mike MacKay: Developing World Class Basketball Players

By Sefu Bernard | Vault: Canada Basketball, Coach Development, Coaching Styles, Decision Training, Mental Skills, Physical Development, Player Development, Shooting, Teaching, X's and O's

This. Is. A. Coaching. Masterclass…! Seriously. It’s rare to observe basketball practices that have been mindfully designed to integrate the mental, technical, physical, social and competive constraints in a way that reads like a book. This is why we (affectionately) call Mike MacKay: Yoda Master MacKay. In his day “job”, he’s the Women’s High Performance …

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Athletic Development

By Sefu Bernard | Vault: Physical Development, Player Development

Every once in a while something comes across my (digital) windshield that makes me pause and say, “Ye-he-he-he-hesssssssss..!!!” It’s like finding the missing piece to at 500-piece puzzle. Or, discovering a crisp $20 in an old pair of jeans. (You get me drift.) Well, this video featuring Bill Knowles of HPSports, gave me that kinda feeling. Quotables: On …

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